Using acquired images for trees and shrubs

Trees

Search for pine tree, oak tree, etc.

Scale the image first, to suit your scene ... using filters you can get away with scaling up before you apply the filter ...

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Use Brush strokes/Spatter

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Artistic/dry brush is also useful ...

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Or, Artistic/watercolor

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Turn down shadow intensity here ...

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Reduce the effect of your filter using Edit/Fade ...

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Use a hard-edged eraser tool to remove what you don’t want

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Use the clone stamp tool to add on ... Alt-click an area of the tree to sample from, and paint more tree ...

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